The 19th British Classic Car Meeting will take place from 13 to 15 July 2012. This year’s event will not only have an all-new route, it will include an ‘Open Class’ of even more varied British classics...   lire >>

Mid-January saw the 2012 MECC Maastricht, held in Maastricht, Holland, open its doors to classic car enthusiasts. This year’s fair focused on two legends of motor sport: Porsche and the Mille Miglia...   lire >>

On an atypically sunny and warm January morning in Detroit, it was clear that this show would not be the same as in recent years. We were ready to see what the manufacturers' reaction was to one of the most talked-about turnarounds in financial history...   lire >>

Under the title ‘Timeless - 60 Years of Mercedes-Benz SL’, a special exhibition will open on 24 January 2012 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum, bringing all generations of SL sports car together in one room for the first time...   lire >>

Ahead of a return to the LMP1 class of Le Mans in 2014, Porsche has released a series of videos looking back on its past successes in the legendary race...   lire >>

Tickets for the 2012 Silverstone Classic (20-22 July) have now gone on sale, with discounted ‘Early Bird’ tickets available in good time for Christmas...   lire >>

These days, you’re more likely to see a Lamborghini Miura at a concours or world class auction, writes Simon Kidston. But to remind ourselves what these supercars are really about, we hosted a rally commemorating the model’s 45th birthday – in Italy...   lire >>

Next year, the ‘fastest one-make series in the world’ will see not only a separate championship in Asia but also important rule-changes removing ‘hired-gun’ professionals – it will, truly, be a series for the Gentleman Driver...   lire >>

Hold on to your hats, this is going to be quite some race. For next year’s Revival meeting, Goodwood has confirmed that one of the grids will be entirely composed of AC Cobras...   lire >>

Porsche wasn’t the only one revealing a new 911 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. A few blocks away from the Convention Center, Singer Vehicle Design invited media to The Notion Studio to celebrate the restoration of its fourth customer car since the original Singer concept debuted at Pebble Beach in 2009...   lire >>

It’s hard to feel down when the sun shines every day, as evidenced by this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. The sombre tone of two years ago was completely forgotten as throngs of media, many of them from overseas, trouped through the expansive halls of the L.A. Convention Center to witness the unveilings of the assembled manufacturers..   lire >>

The organisers of the Tour Auto Optic 2ooo have now confirmed next year’s route. Held from 16-21 April 2012, the field of more than 200 classics will travel from Paris to Nice...   lire >>

In addition to the historic race for Group C cars, to be held on the Saturday morning of next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, the crowds are in for another very special treat before the curtain goes up for the main endurance event...   lire >>

The largest Italian fair for classic cars and motorcycles was held 27-30 October in Padua, near Venice, in the north of Italy...   lire >>

As always, the revival of the legendary Carrera Panamericana got off to a wild and boisterous start. Late last month, over seven days, driving 3,000 dusty kilometres across Mexico, the drivers were tested to the limit...   lire >>

Last weekend saw the famous Circuit de Catalunya race track play host to the season finale of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, the fastest one-make race series in the world. And the winner was…   lire >>

The car count and competitive intensity might have been significantly toned down from its European namesake, but the inaugural Mille Miglia North America Tribute (October 26-28) created its own ‘bella figura’ with a blend of Italian spirit and culture and some of the finest driver’s roads in North America...   lire >>

"The world’s fastest Rolls-Royce." Hmm. When we were told that Santa Pod’s ‘Flame and Thunder’ event on Saturday 29 October will include Matt Wright’s Crewe-built 1974 Silver Shadow – complete with a 588cu Chevrolet V8 – we raised an eyebrow…   lire >>

While some 350 historic racing Porsches could be seen working up a sweat attacking the swoops and dives of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during the Rennsport Reunion IV weekend, the Race Car Classic event held on Sunday provided a more sedate look at Porsche racing history...   lire >>

Few manufacturers can claim to have as pure a strain of racing genes in their DNA as Porsche...   lire >>

On 15 October, the rolling hills of the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca reverberated to the characteristic rasping buzz of Porsche racing engines...   lire >>

Just how DO you take those overhead, carefully composed shots of cars lined up on a racetrack? This short video from Porsche shows how it’s done, with 40 highly significant racing cars enjoying the Californian sunshine...   lire >>

The first running of a new event, the Eco Targa Florio, took place from 29 September to 1 October. The MAC Group-organised regularity run combined two classes with eminent ecological credentials and a special, Ferrari-backed ‘Tribute to Targa Florio’...   lire >>

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles will host a very special ‘Tribute to Phil Hill’ on Thursday 10 November, including a short film presentation about Phil, put together by Phil’s son Derek...   lire >>

For the hundreds of thousands of spectators at the Le Mans 24 Hours, one of the weekend’s highlights is the historic support race on Saturday morning. Next year, it will feature the stunning cars of the Group C era...   lire >>

It’s just three months to go till January 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the Daytona 24 Hours (these days named the Rolex 24 at Daytona), widely recognised as one of the most challenging endurance races in the world...   lire >>

This year the Algarve International Circuit will play host to the third Algarve Historic Festival, featuring more than 320 race cars from the 1930s right up to the 1990s...   lire >>

The 1400-mile Land’s End to John O’Groats rally, aptly known as Le Jog, is world-famous for good reason. It has immense appeal – both as a ‘romantic adventure’ and as a seriously gruelling challenge...   lire >>

With feet encased in brogues, stilettos or even Dutch clogs, 138,000 visitors passed through the gates to enjoy another magnificent Goodwood Revival...   lire >>

With the trilby and tweeds only just packed away for another 12 months, we are delighted to show you some of the sights from this year’s magnificent Goodwood Revival...   lire >>

Covering Frankfurt, with its massive halls and endless walkways, is a back-breaking business for journalists. For the foot-sore, we are delighted to present a gallery of the highlights of one of the most significant shows in recent years...   lire >>

David Sydorick’s 1956 Ferrari GT with bodywork by Zagato won this year’s celebration of everything distinctive, individual or unusual, held in the magnificent setting of the Four Seasons Hotel, Florence...   lire >>

The forecast had promised rain, lots of it – and it later proved not to be wrong – but undeterred, enthusiastic crowds came flooding through the gate for the second annual AutoLegends event even before the official 10am opening time on Sunday 4 September..   lire >>

David Sydorick’s Zagato-bodied GT Ferrari beat stiff opposition at this year’s ‘Uniques’ concours in Florence...   lire >>

Surely one of the hottest tickets on the Peninsula during Monterey car week, the Friday Quail Lodge event is much more than just ‘A Motorsports Gathering’...   lire >>

As you dig in the back of the wardrobe for your 1940s, 50s and 60s glamwear, ready for its annual trip to West Sussex, remember that it’s almost impossible to ‘overdress’ for the Goodwood Revival...   lire >>

Every other September,the automotive industry convenes in Frankfurt to show its latest offerings and developments, but there have rarely been as many exciting debuts as there will be at this year's IAA. Here are some of the most important premieres at a glance...   lire >>

This year - the event’s 61st running - the organisers celebrated 125 years of the automobile with a stunning selection of Mercedes and, as always, some of the most interesting and extravagantly styled cars in the world...   lire >>

For Monterey week veterans, Saturday quite simply means ‘the track’. The ‘track’ in question being the sandy, rolling hillside course 30 minutes' drive from Monterey...   lire >>

This year’s feast of fast and financially formidable cars that is Monterey week started in some style, with several Ferrari 250 GTOs taking to the pine-lined bitumen of 17-Mile Drive and Highway One...   lire >>

The latest news from Chelsea AutoLegends, to be held on Sunday 4 September 2011 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, is that two top racing teams are to be honoured with special displays: Ecurie Ecosse and Alan Mann Racing...   lire >>

Germany’s biggest annual historic race meeting: 900 drivers from around the world with their classic and historic cars, lovingly prepared and restored, in 20 superb races...   lire >>

This coming weekend will see the famous Team Classic Driver Holman and Moody Ford Fairlane do battle once more at the Nürburgring AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix. As overall winner in 2010, the Team is defending its title...   lire >>

July’s Corthay – Groupe Edmond de Rothschild Excellence Run, a spectacular 3-day drive through Switzerland and the Swiss Alps, was intended as ‘a tribute to craftsmanship and a celebration of excellence’...   lire >>

The centenary of the Spirit of Ecstasy was celebrated in some style by the British manufacturer when it displayed 100 motor cars from the very earliest days to the latest Ghost at its West Sussex plant...   lire >>

Can it really be 12 months since we last previewed Pebble Beach week? My goodness, it is. While much water might have passed under the bridge since then, there’s no denying that the thought of seven days on the Monterey Peninsula is an enticing one...   lire >>

Fine classic cars returned to Fulham, South West London last month when The Hurlingham Club hosted a three-day celebration of beautiful things automotive, aeronautic and aquatic...   lire >>

The secret’s out: Silverstone and the BRDC didn’t spend £27m just to accommodate a paltry 25 cars for the British Grand Prix. The investment was essential if they were to host this year’s Silverstone Classic, with over 800 competing cars to be housed...   lire >>

It might be a bit of a step for European Porsche aficionados, but every fan of the marque should put 14-16 October in their diaries: for three days this autumn, the Monterey Peninsula plays host to some of Stuttgart’s finest racing machinery, together with the men who drove it...   lire >>

It’s probably safe to assume that everyone has heard of a chap by the name of Ralph Lauren, writes Chris Hrabalek. While the majority of non-car enthusiasts might associate him with a horse – or more precisely, the outline of a polo-player on a horse – car-lovers respect him for his fine taste in automobiles, and the assortment of vehicles that he has accumulated over the past decades...   lire >>

Despite rain making intermittent appearances at the 2011 Pageant of Power over the weekend, the 1200 cars on show ensured that the spirits of the 70,000 visitors weren’t dampened...   lire >>

The last few years have seen the emergence of several new – and often excellent – concours d’elegance in the UK, but the summer event in the grounds of London’s Hurlingham Club has been a regular fixture on the social calendar for 20 years...   lire >>

The sound of cowbells in a collecting area might be an unfamiliar one to seasoned British competitors, but that’s what the 180+ entrants to this year’s event enjoyed at the start of the 18th British Classic Car Meeting in St Moritz...   lire >>

Days of Thunder meets a picnic in the countryside: as usual, the Festival of Speed was a glorious mix of high-octane motorsport, priceless automobiles, and a truly world-class garden party...   lire >>

It was all change at Salon Privé last week...   lire >>

As the champagne flowed during lunch in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, so did the stories of the legendary team manager John Wyer...   lire >>

The latest news from the organisers of this year’s British Classic Car Meeting (BCCM) in St. Moritz, due to take place from 8-10 July, is the inclusion of the 23rd (of 53) Jaguar C-types to be built: chassis no. XKC 023...   lire >>

Only 13.854 seconds separated the winning Audi Sport Team Joest R18 TDI of Marcel Fässler (CH), André Lotterer (DE) and Benoît Tréluyer (FR) from the first of three factory Peugeot diesels. It was a stunning end to what had been one of the closest races of all time...   lire >>

Mark Donaldson shared a ‘brutally menacing’ Group 4 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona with its owner, Tom Shaughnessy from Southern California, on this year’s Tour Auto. This is his story…   lire >>

Considered a major highlight of the automotive year – the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on the shores of Lake Como. Classic Driver was there with a video camera to capture a rare glimpse of the exclusive sights at this year’s event...   lire >>

Prototype debuts at Villa d'Este: the BMW 328 Hommage, the Ferrari P4/5 Competizione and the new Aston Martin Zagato were unveiled at Lake Como. Classic Driver talked to the designers and owners of the latest concept cars...   lire >>

With an entry of just 48 cars invited to take part in this year’s Villa d’Este concours, it’s amazing where the day went...   lire >>

Awarding the official title of ‘Best in Show’ at Villa d’Este is down to a carefully picked international jury. Classic Driver asked industrial designer, New Yorker Carl Gustav Magnusson for his personal ‘Top Five’...   lire >>

Set beside the sparkling waters of Lago di Como, Villa d’Este has a magic all of its own. For a weekend in May every year, ‘magical’ turns truly spellbinding as the grounds are turned over to the most beautiful cars in the world...   lire >>

This year’s Le Mans Legend, the historic support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours, will see much attention focused on some of the smaller-engined cars; specifically the class for sports-racers from 1959-65, with engines of no more than 2 litres...   lire >>

Most commentators agree that Chelsea AutoLegends was the surprise hit of 2010. This year, the organisers promise, the 4 September event will be bigger and better than ever...   lire >>

The 'Silverstone Wing': Official opening, 17 May 2011

A stellar selection of British motor racing royalty was on hand to officially open the state-of-the-art pit, media and event complex to be known as the ‘Silverstone Wing’...   lire >>

John Fitzpatrick to make racing return to Brands Hatch in a BMW 3.5 CSL

Touring Car and sportscar legend John Fitzpatrick will head for Brands Hatch later this month, to race there for the first time since 1983. The event is the Masters Historic Festival, and the car is one of Roger Wills’ BMW 3.5 CSLs...   lire >>

2011 Mille Miglia: Mozzi/Biacca first overall in pre-War Aston Martin

After an exciting event-long duel, the overall winners of this year’s Mille Miglia retrospective are the all-Italian pairing of Giordano Mozzi and Stefania Biacca driving a 1933 Aston Martin Le Mans...   lire >>

The 2011 Mille Miglia: A first look

The modern-day Mille Miglia retrospective is one of the highlights of the Classic Driver event calendar. On 12 May, the starter dropped the flag for the first stage to Bologna and we can bring you a taste of the opening day’s action...   lire >>